Higuain warns Juventus team-mates: Barcelona will not have another off day

Gonzalo Higuain has stressed Juventus cannot afford to take their foot off the gas if they are to eliminate Barcelona.

Published

10 April 2017

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain has warned his team-mates that Barcelona will not have another off day like the one that put them on the brink of elimination to Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16.

Barcelona were beaten 4-0 in the Parc des Princes and needed a miraculous comeback in the return leg to book their place in the quarter-finals, with Sergi Roberto eventually rounding off a stunning 6-1 win well into stoppage time.

Luis Enrique's men now face Juventus, and Higuain thinks Barca will be brimming with confidence ahead of Tuesday's first leg in Turin.

"Football is so changeable, and a team that everyone thought was knocked out went through to the quarters. They will be full of confidence," Higuain told UEFA's official website.

"Barca had an off day [in Paris] and I do not think they will have another quite like that.

"We have home advantage first and want to get a good result to give ourselves a real chance in Barcelona.

"We will not be able to take our foot off the gas, not even for a split second."